Top 150 Consultants 2015

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2014 rank

Firm

Total UK chartered staff 2014

Total UK chartered staff 2015

Total UK staff 2014

Total UK staff 2015

Worldwide staff 2014

Worldwide staff 2015

Annual UK fees (£m): 2013/2014 financial year

Annual UK fees (£m): 2014/2015 financial year

Offices: UK

Offices: Worldwide

1

1

Atkins*

2,988

3,867

8,811

10,205

17,489

18,462

930

906

60

163

2

3

Aecom*

2,295

3,527

4016

7,423

44,985

84,876

323

644

53

860

3

2

Mott MacDonald*

2,847

3,033

5,536

5,933

15,734

16,437

352

395

38

192

4

Arcadis*

2,010

2,645

2,700

3,700

22,000

28,000

241

362

47

350

5

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff*

N/A

1,777

2,522

5,150

N/A

31,000

-

-

36

527

6

6

Arup

1,458

1,561

3,986

4,514

11,931

12,941

312

3451

14

92

7

5

Capita

1,462

1,557

4,201

4,505

4,297

4,547

297

329

43

8

7

Mace

1,317

1,408

3,085

3,637

4,459

5,160

1,050

1,277

10

302

9

8

Turner & Townsend*

1,282

1,363

1,642

1,897

3,660

4,102

174

184

13

90

10

9

CBRE*

1,125

1,099

1,958

5,900

52,000

333

-

28

411

11

12

Faithful & Gould

693

700

996

1,007

2,360

2,413

129

135

24

65

12

13

Waterman

549

591

995

1,138

1,108

1,274

60

72

14

19

13

14

Ramboll UK*

498

578

1,054

1,277

10,160

12,300

64

99

24

300

14

16=

Gardiner & Theobald

443

508

631

687

855

891

82

953

11

14

15

16=

Gleeds*

443

477

729

928

1,293

1,581

65

75

17

56

16

15

Deloitte Real Estate

482

464

779

753

779

753

144

144

24

24

17

18

Sweett

380

439

433

493

1,557

1,552

45

-

21

58

18

19

Foster + Partners

362

413

1,209

1,236

1,209

1,428

150

190

2

20

19

22

Buro Happold Engineering

312

374

894

1,007

1,531

1,850

66

76

7

24

20

20

BDP

327

368

689

800

821

964

644

51

6

11

21

21

NPS

339

356

1,066

1,080

1,066

1,080

80

95

27

27

22

BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

339

326

503

501

3,700

3,800

75

91

10

180

23

23

Hoare Lea

304

318

697

754

706

766

55

61

11

14

24

24

Fairhurst*

249

243

424

434

424

434

28

31

16

16

25

29

Ridge & Partners

196

226

370

434

370

436

25

34

9

10

26

32

WYG*

198

208

972

1085

1295

1415

73

84

22

626

27

30

Pick Everard

193

197

453

470

453

470

31

33

10

10

28

65=

Opus International Consultants (UK)

71

181

410

474

3,000

3,000

16

19

12

86

29

25

TPS Consult

178

176

296

297

24

24

8

9

30

Sheppard Robson

126

167

287

354

287

354

16

21

3

4

31

26

Grontmij

150

165

666

711

666

711

54

51

12

12

32=

43

Allies and Morrison

118

145

272

312

272

312

18

24

3

3

32=

36

Hilson Moran

141

145

203

225

215

237

17

19

3

5

34

46

HurleyPalmerFlatt*

110

135

174

208

189

228

23

23

6

11

35

39=

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

124

128

114

164

660

667

44

72

1

6

36

47

Cundall

108

123

377

478

403

553

21

27

6

19

37

37

AHR*

140

121

352

357

457

431

33

27

8

13

38=

53

Purcell

87

113

223

272

238

289

13

15

16

18

38=

45

Stride Treglown

97

113

264

304

4

308

14

18

8

10

40

51=

Scott Brownrigg

87

106

181

208

193

232

14

18

4

8

41=

49

CPC Project Services

91

105

124

130

124

130

9.8

13

6

6

41=

109

RPP*

100

105

90

95

90

95

6.1

7

4

4

43

48

Riley Consulting

100

104

199

218

203

224

15

19

12

3

44

60=

Malcolm Hollis

74

100

151

223

154

232

15

22

14

15

45=

44

PRP Architects

119

96

275

231

293

240

20

18

3

5

45=

41=

Broadway Malyan

102

96

318

332

539

568

22

21

6

16

47

Stace

92

94

163

166

163

166

14

15

4

4

48=

60=

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

78

90

154

180

154

180

11

14

4

4

48=

56

EPR Architects

79

90

132

139

132

150

10

12

1

2

50

57=

Currie & Brown

77

88

177

188

650

644

17

17

10

27

51

57=

DBK

64

85

104

141

104

141

7.9

9.7

4

4

52=

81=

Hawkins\Brown Architects

56

83

138

184

147

184

10

15

2

3

52=

65=

TP Bennett*

71

83

219

270

219

270

16

19

2

31

54=

65=

Hill International UK

70

82

167

199

4,400

4,800

29

34

8

0

54=

73=

Aukett Swanke*

63

82

178

290

382

6.1

16

5

16

56=

CampbellReith

67

81

129

141

131

143

7.4

9.3

5

6

56=

71

Watts Group

68

81

123

126

123

126

12

13

8

8

58

51=

Ryden

87

78

143

141

143

141

13

13

5

5

59

69=

Archial NORR

75

76

153

170

1,008

1,004

9.2

11

8

20

60

59

Artelia

76

75

150

153

3,214

3,350

11.3

11

3

84

61=

88=

HTA Design

53

72

147

151

147

151

6.8

9.1

3

3

61=

63=

Calford Seaden

73

72

207

227

207

227

-

-

6

6

63=

DHP (UK)

35

71

45

50

45

50

3.6

-

1

1

63=

54=

Curtins Consulting

77

71

236

281

236

281

20

22

11

11

63=

AKT II

61

71

192

227

192

227

14

16

2

2

63=

69=

Frankham Consultancy Group

69

71

228

237

228

237

13

15.6

5

5

67=

81=

Pozzoni Architecture

63

68

88

91

88

91

4.1

5.1

2

2

67=

81=

Schofield Lothian

56

68

115

130

115

130

9.7

11

1

1

69=

75=

HCD Group

62

67

97

107

97

107

5.6

6.4

9

9

69=

65=

HLM

71

67

197

216

225

249

10

13

6

8

71

73=

AA Projects

63

66

126

115

126

115

9.3

8.7

7

7

72

81=

Pellings

58

65

112

117

112

117

9

-

4

4

73

73=

Pollard Thomas Edwards

62

63

128

137

128

137

12

12

1

1

74

78=

ADP

60

62

100

114

110

120

6.4

7

7

8

75

94=

Kendall Kingscott

50

59

107

116

107

116

6.5

7.5

4

4

76

DarntonB3 Architecture

51

56

141

156

141

157

7.9

9.2

11

13

77=

99=

Potter Raper Partnership

45

54

114

138

114

138

8.3

13

3

3

77=

95

Clancy Consulting

49

54

154

162

204

212

8.3

8.6

9

12

79=

RISE Management Consulting

46

51

50

63

53

65

2.9

5

2

3

79=

Jestico + Whiles

54

51

105

107

128

122

5.7

5.8

1

2

81=

118

John Robertson Architects

39

49

63

92

8

10

3.7

5.3

1

1

81=

78=

3DReid

55

49

125

120

140

149

9.6

8.1

5

6

83=

86=

BAQUS

56

48

96

89

96

89

6.1

-

9

10

83=

85

Thomasons

55

48

106

122

0

0

7.4

9

9

9

85

99

Leslie Clark Construction

53

45

84

80

84

80

-

-

5

7

86

104=

Bailey Partnership

43

44

82

86

82

86

4.5

5

4

4

87

94=

Rolfe Judd

40

43

86

84

101

110

6.5

6.5

1

3

88=

112

Ryder Architecture

32

42

123

131

125

135

8.1

10

4

5

88=

106

Jackson Coles

42

42

53

53

53

53

6

5.7

2

2

88=

Hardies Property & Construction

34

42

70

81

70

81

-

-

14

14

91

101=

P+HS Architects

44

41

60

56

60

56

3.5

3.5

3

3

92

Corstorphine + Wright

30

40

55

69

55

79

2.8

3.5

6

7

93

Nunelah

38

38

48

48

136

142

-

-

1

4

94=

80

Doig and Smith

30

36

57

73

57

73

4.4

4.8

4

4

94=

113

Assael Architecture

31

36

66

66

66

66

6

6.4

1

1

96=

107=

Clarkebond (UK)

38

35

72

73

72

73

4.1

4.1

3

3

96=

110=

Holder Mathias Architects

36

35

57

52

57

52

3.8

3.9

2

2

98

91=

Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson

47

34

79

76

79

76

4.2

4.9

1

1

99

119=

Keegans

28

33

60

67

60

67

3.1

4.2

2

2

100

88=

John Rowan and Partners

34

32

91

96

95

100

-

-

3

5

101=

102=

Hulley & Kirkwood

44

31

141

138

141

138

10

10

8

101=

115=

Ward Williams Associates

27

31

63

71

70

78

-

-

5

7

103=

115=

Interserve Consulting

30

29

61

83

61

53

5.8

5.5

1

1

103=

137=

Hunters

20

29

51

59

51

59

6.5

7.1

1

1

105

144=

WCEC Architects

19

28

126

139

126

139

5.2

7.3

4

4

106=

137=

Barker Associates

26

27

35

42

35

42

2.6

2.9

1

1

106=

123=

ADAM Architecture

26

27

78

75

78

75

5.4

5.6

2

2

108=

Ellis and Moore Consulting Engineers

24

26

24

26

24

26

1.5

1.5

1

1

108=

90=

The Harris Partnership

54

26

108

120

108

120

7.2

9

4

4

108=

Child Graddon Lewis

29

26

52

43

52

43

2.5

3

1

1

108=

136=

Thomson Gray

21

26

25

31

25

31

1.5

1.9

3

3

108=

137=

McAndrew Martin*

20

26

26

38

26

38

1.1

1

1

1

113=

134=

Penoyre & Prasad

24

25

38

42

38

42

2.9

3.9

1

1

113=

Castons

25

25

37

38

37

38

2.8

3.1

3

3

113=

111=

LSI Architects

23

25

53

56

53

56

2.5

3

2

2

116=

National Design Consultancy

35

24

85

58

85

58

11

9

3

3

116=

131=

Barton Willmore

23

24

301

334

301

334

31

36

11

11

118=

Alan Conisbee and Associates

20

23

72

92

72

92

4.6

5.7

3

3

118=

131=

Synergy Group

23

23

79

85

79

85

5.5

5.6

3

3

118=

Elementa Consulting

12

23

49

57

251

320

2.9

4.8

2

15

121=

130

Alan Baxter

25

22

116

124

116

124

7.4

8.6

1

1

121=

128=

Stockwool

20

22

64

68

64

68

4.3

4.5

1

1

123=

146=

Walsh

17

21

93

113

93

113

7.5

10

1

1

123=

Oxford Architects

20

21

34

34

38

-

-

2

2

125=

146=

Martin Arnold

22

20

62

78

62

78

3.6

4

1

1

125=

PCKO Architects

28

20

34

24

34

24

-

-

1

127=

Procom-IM

10

19

12

22

12

22

1.2

2.3

1

1

127=

Allan & Hanel

20

19

30

30

30

30

1.2

1.3

2

2

127=

Jenkins & Potter

18

19

42

52

42

42

-

-

3

3

130=

PEP Civil & Structures

17

18

30

32

30

32

1.9

1.9

1

1

130=

146=

Househam Henderson

17

18

48

49

93

108

2.7

3.2

2

5

130=

Halliday Meecham

14

18

28

37

28

37

1.8

2

2

2

133=

ECE Architecture

16

17

49

57

49

57

3.3

3.9

2

2

133=

Project and Building Consultancy

17

17

19

19

19

19

1.4

1.5

1

1

133=

Acanthus Architects LW

19

17

28

29

28

29

1.9

2.2

1

1

136=

149=

Airey Miller Partnership

15

16

36

43

36

43

-

-

4

4

136=

Lee Evans Partnership

14

16

29

30

29

30

2

2.2

2

2

138=

Dunwoody

12

15

28

35

28

35

1.6

1.9

3

138=

134=

Beadmans

14

15

13

18

13

18

1.6

1.9

1

1

138=

134=

ECD Architects

13

15

36

38

36

38

-

-

2

2

138=

Crofton Design

15

15

42

48

42

48

2.9

3.2

3

3

142

The Ratcliffe Groves Partnership

15

14

29

33

0

0

2.9

3.1

2

143=

Paddock Johnson Partnership

13

13

14

14

14

14

0.5

0.8

1

1

143=

Leach Consultancy

14

13

14

14

15

15

0.9

1

4

4

143=

UMC Architects

9

13

18

26

18

26

1.8

2.6

2

26

143=

Miller Bourne

14

13

26

29

26

29

1.5

1.5

1

1

147=

Engenuiti

10

12

22

25

22

25

1.7

1.94

1

1

147=

Real PM

9

12

10

12

10

12

-

-

1

1

149=

CTP

10

11

29

33

29

33

2.5

2.9

1

1

149=

Provelio

11

11

21

29

21

29

2.5

2.8

5

0

149=

K2 Consultancy Group*

13

11

16

30

16

30

2

2.8

2

2

149=

SDA Consulting

13

11

26

25

26

25

-

-

1

1

149=

Westlakes Engineering

14

11

33

39

33

39

2.4

2.7

3

3

Methodology and notes

Barbour ABI, provider of construction intelligence services and Building sister company, contacted more than 500 firms for this year’s Building Top Consultants’ Survey. They were sent a survey form asking for details on the number of chartered staff, non-chartered and technical staff, and domestic and worldwide fee incomes. Firms are ranked according to total UK chartered staff, and for QSs, architects, engineers and project manager by chartered staff in each respective discipline. Practices were also asked questions relating to: staff recruitment, wage patterns, margins, areas of work, and work expectations.

The survey relies upon firms completing and returning the annual survey form. For a variety of reasons firms sometimes decide not to take part. Only those firms that complete and return the survey form are included in the survey. Firms with any questions about the survey, or that wish to be included in the 2016 survey, should contact Barbour ABI(www.barbour-abi.com or by email to info@barbour-abi.com).

Notes

Atkins figures reflect acquisition of Terramar AS and divestment of Atkins Poland and Atkins Portugal